nd embalming fluids and in aqueous solution as a
preservative and disinfectant.

formalin
Aqueous solution of formaldehyde that is 37 percent by weight.

fossa
A small depression, as in a bone.

foulard
Lightweight twill or plain-woven fabric of silk or silk and cotton,
often having a small printed design. Necktie or scarf, made of this
fabric.

Fowler's solution
Solution of arsenite of potassium in water; named for Fowler, an English
physician who brought it into use.

frock coat
Man's dress coat or suit coat with knee-length skirts.

fuller's earth
Highly adsorbent (attaches to other substances without any chemical
action) clay-like substance consisting of hydrated aluminum silicates;
used in talcum powders.

fly blister
Blister caused by the vesicating (blistering) body fluid of certain
beetles.

fusiform
Tapered at each end; spindle-shaped.

galatea
Durable, often striped cotton fabric used in making clothing.

galax (beetleweed, coltsfoot, wandflower)
Stemless evergreen perennial plant (Galax urceolata) of the eastern US,
with a rosette of glossy, heart-shaped leaves and small white flowers in
spike-like clusters.

gallic acid
Colorless crystalline compound, C7H6O5, derived from tannin used as a
tanning agent, ink dye, in photography, and paper manufacturing.

gamboge
Brownish or orange resin from trees of the genus Garcinia of
south-central Asia and yielding a golden-yellow pigment.

gaucherie
Awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression.

gelsemium
Genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium
sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States; the root is
used for malarial fevers.

gentian
Plants of the genus Gentiana, having showy, variously colored flowers.
The dried rhizome and roots of a yellow-flowered European gentian, G.
lutea, used as a tonic.

germander
Aromatic plants of the genus Teucrium, with purplish or reddish flowers.

gingham
Yarn-dyed cotton fabric woven in stripes, checks, plaids, or solid
colors.

glace
Smooth, glazed or glossy surface, such as certain silks or leathers.
Coated with a sugar glaze; candied.

glairy
Slimy consistency, like egg white; cough producing glairy sputum.

glanders
Contagious, usually fatal disease of horses, caused by the bacterium
Pseudomonas mallei; causes swollen lymph nodes, nasal discharge, and
ulcers of the respiratory